Butch

Butch is a bulldog who made a few appearances in The Sooty Show. He then made a couple of appearances in Sooty & Co. In Sooty Heights he appeared in two episodes, once as a guard dog and secondly as a pantomime. In the series entitled Sooty, Butch became a main character and appeared in almost every episode. He then appeared in The Big Day Out feature-length special as a judge in a talent contest. Butch is the main 'baddie'. In the Sooty & Co. series he was an evil pirate in Matthew's dream and in The Sooty Show he appeared as a rival to Superdog (Sweep). In The Dance Competition, Butch was one of the judges.

According to the official website's message board, after the Sooty television series ended, Butch went to live in Guiseley with Matthew Corbett but has expressed a wish to appear in the new television series.